Consequences for failing schools still undecided

9:01 PM,
Oct. 28, 2012

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"If you don't keep score, you don't know how well you're doing," said the Republican lawmaker from Ripon who, along with three other state officials, chaired a commission that crafted Wisconsin's first-ever school report cards.

The release of the new report cards last week gave educators and the public a more comprehensive view of their local schools' performance than ever before. The results show one in seven met few or none of the state's expectations for standardized test scores, dropout and graduation rates and other ...